The Gradience
Raising the Hiring Bar with Brent Goldman, Engineering Leader and Angel Investor
April 13, 2022
Any company’s greatest asset is the employees. They represent the company as ambassadors, determine the public’s perception of the business, are handlers of intangible assets, and are the biggest contributors to an organization’s worth. As such, recruiters and hiring managers need to bring people into the fold, develop a strong recruitment strategy and raise the bar during the process. Candidates should be carefully selected to ensure that additions to the team are people of high quality who are skilled, self-aware, have a growth mindset, and share the organizational culture, among others.
Any company’s greatest asset is the employees. They represent the company as ambassadors, determine the public’s perception of the business, are handlers of intangible assets, and are the biggest contributors to an organization’s worth. As such, recruiters and hiring managers need to bring people into the fold, develop a strong recruitment strategy and raise the bar during the process. Candidates should be carefully selected to ensure that additions to the team are people of high quality who are skilled, self-aware, have a growth mindset, and share the organizational culture, among others. 

In this episode of The Gradience Podcast, Nigel is joined by Brent Goldman, former VP & Head of Engineering at Sisu.

They cover:

👉 Brent’s hiring process 
👉 Developing a growth mindset  
👉 Behavioral patterns to look out for in the hiring process 
👉 Raising the bar during the recruitment process
👉 The complex systems of recruitment 
👉 Closing candidates 
👉 The pros and cons of hiring in a remote world 
👉 Assessing candidates’ culture fit
👉 How to look out for leadership skills in candidates 
👉 Assessing founders to invest in 
👉 Word of advice for young founders and engineering leaders 

If you’re seeking clarity on the complexities of recruitment, aren’t sure what soft skills to look out for during selection, want to raise the bar for your company’s recruitment process, or want to learn the art of candidate closing, tune into this episode of The Gradience Podcast, a Podcast by Build Talent

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About the Show

“The Gradience” is a podcast by Build Talent & hosted by Nigel Robinson, where in each episode, we’ll be speaking with a founder or expert as we discuss the art & science of hiring leaders, why it matters, and how you can keep up.


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Previous guests include: Riley Ennis of Freenome, Matt Birnbaum of Pear VC, Derek Lo of Medallion, Chandan Lodha of CoinTracker, Jennifer Smith of Scribe

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